7 AMBASSADORS IN TIRANA ARE LEAVING THEIR POSTS. IVOVSKY AND TRPEVSKI ARE LEAVING The former Austrian ambassador takes up the post on 1 October as OSCE representative. The missions of Macedonia, Estonia and Palestine are also changing 7 AMBASSADORS IN TIRANA ARE LEAVING THEIR POSTS. IVOVSKY AND TRPEVSKI ARE LEAVING //ROTATION// DIPLOMATIC Names, the ambassadors who are leaving and arriving The former Austrian ambassador takes up the post on 1 October as OSCE representative. The missions of Macedonia, Estonia and Palestine are also changing The change of power in Tirana will also be accompanied by a rotation of foreign ambassadors accredited in our country. At least 7 ambassadors have already completed their diplomatic mission in Albania and are awaiting replacement by their respective countries, which means that from September onwards the “Rama” government will have to cooperate with other diplomats from friendly states. The first on the “top list” of ambassadors waiting to leave our country de jure is Aleksandër Arvizu, the representative of the American government in Tirana. As has already been made public, he will be replaced in this post by Donald Lu, who is currently serving as ambassador in New Delhi, India. Lu joined the United States Foreign Service in 1990 and has held posts in Pakistan, India, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Washington. Earlier he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in New Delhi, where he served... Continues on page 3

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